Pudding cloth and the like



Oct. 16, 1928.

L. G. ROGERS PUDDING CLOTH AND THE LIKE Filed 001;. 11, 1926 Patented Oct. 16, 1928.

UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS GERALD ROGERS, OF CROYDON, ENGLAND.

.runnrn s CLGTH AND THE LIKE.

Application filed October 11, 192e, SerialNo. 141 015, and in Great Britain October 12, 1925.

According to this invention, I take a piece of cloth or the like and provide the edge thereof with an enclosed string or tape whereby the cloth can be tied on to a basin, means being also provided to prevent the string or the like from becoming accidentally withdrawn or removed from the cloth, and I also attach at or near the center two crossed and connected lifting straps, these To straps being so disposed that when lifting the basin by the straps the pull upon the cover is so placed as to assist in tightening the cover around the basin instead of detaching it.

i the drawings, N 1

Figure lis a perspective view of a pud-' ding cloth according to this invention,

7 Figures 2 to 4 are fragmentary Views on an enlarged scale showing the means for preventing the accidental withdrawal of the tape and,

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of pudding cloth accordingto this invention.

Referring now to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, the cloth a is made circular, and the string or tape Y), which is in a single length, is housed within a binding a around its periphery. The binding a is cut on the bias so that, when its edges are folded or bent over they do not pucker up but lie flat against the cloth proper, to which they are then stitched as at a and so that also curling up of the edgeof the cloth is prevented.

The tape Z) is housed in the space between the periphery of the cloth proper and the outer periphery of the binding. The ends of the tape project or pass out through the open ends a of the binding close together, and in order to prevent the tape 7) from being accidentally withdrawn from, or displaced, in, the binding a the tape is suitably held at any desired point of the binding. This may be doneby providing the binding a with two openings a" on one side of thein the loop and thereby prevents displacement of the tape.

Another method of holding the tape 72 in place as illustrated by Figure 3, is to tie the tape Z) through or to, or otherwise attach it to, a tab. or loop 0 which projects inwardly from the cloth proper from under the binding m Or again, according to thisinvention, the tape may be attached to the binding by bringing it out of the'binding at two points and. tying it to the intervening portion of the binding as at b? (Figure 4).

The centre portion ofv the cloth a is provided with suitable means for lifting it when it is tied on to a basin.

straps (Z crossing one another and attached at their ends to the cloth as at (l and at their centre to one another as at (F. The stitches d which attach the straps to the cloth are formed in two concentric or eccentric circles and thus not only attach the straps but reinforces the cloth at this point bringing the fibres of the cloth in such close association that when the cover and basin is lifted by the straps the strain is not entirely on the cloth but is taken care of by the stitches as well. It is preferred to make the straps d comparatively short and to secure them near the centre of the cloth a, so thatthe fork or other implement which is passed under them to lift the basin is automatically kept at the crossing points of the straps, that is, at the centre of the cloth, thereby enabling the basin to be lifted without tilting, and as the straps are not connected to or near the periphery the pull exerted upon the cover in lifting by the straps tends to causethe cover to more securely grip the basin insteadof allowing it to slip the cover off the basin.

The two straps cl also stand up from the cloth so that even when the. pudding in the basin swells it is still easy to insert a fork or the like under the straps. I a

In some cases the binding a may be arranged on one side only of the cloth a, or, it may be replaced by a hem.

In the cloth shown on Figure 5, the ends of the tape 7) are knotted as at b to prevent the withdrawal of the tape.

I claim j 1. A pudding cloth made from a flat piece offabric, a peripheral binding thereto, a tape within said binding whereby the cloth can be tied to a basin, meanswhereby said V Conveniently, such means comprise a handle in the form of two Ill) vtape is prevented from accidentally becoming withdrawn from the binding, ashort strap ad acent the center of the cloth and a double row of substantially circular stitchings attaching the strap nearits ends to the cloth and reinforcing the cloth at the centerthe cloth can be tied to a basin, means whereby said tape is preventedfrom accidentally becoming withdrawn from the binding and a short strap secured at its ends by two rows ofsubstantially circular stitches to the cloth near-its centre whereby the basin can be lifted without tilting andthe pull in lifting the basin by the strap tends to tighten the cloth upon the basin.

3. A relativelyflat circular pudding cloth, a

peripheral binding thereto provided with openings, a tape within said binding whereby the cloth can be tied to a basin the portion of the tape bet-weensaid openings being brought outside the binding and the remaining por tion of the tape lnside the binding being turned. in opposite directions so that it crosses inside the binding whereby the tape is prevented from accidentally becoming withdrawn from the binding, and two short straps crossing one another and attached at their endsto-the clothnear its centre and at their centre to one another whereby the basin can be lifted" without tilting while the pull upon the cloth tends to tighten the cloth aroundthe basin.

l. AI relatively flat. circular pudding cloth a peripheral binding thereto provided with opening, a tape within said binding whereby the cloth can be tied to a basin the portionof the tape between said openings being brought outside the bindingand'the remaining portion ofthe tape inside the binding being 1 turned in Opposite directions so that it crosses inside the binding whereby thetapeis prevented from accidentally becoi'ning' withdrawn from thebinding and a short st/rap secured at its ends to the cloth near its centre'whereby the basin can be lifted without tilting whi'letlie pull upon the cloth tends to tighten the cloth around the basin, v

In testimony whereof I have'signed my name tothis specification.

LOUIS GERALD oenRs. 

